I am sure to believe God can work the will of God through my measley flesh it's not much of a jump
If those who don't get this (because they are unable to hear the truth of it, FROM the Truth) would give a few minutes to studying what the Apostles (and Paul) DID... in line with what Christ DID... perhaps they would "see" this free gift (the power of holy spirit and how it works) and receive understanding by means of it, as well, dear N.Drew (the greatest of love and peace to you!). For instance, Acts 3:1-16:
" Now Peter and John were going up into the temple for the hour of prayer, the ninth hour, and a certain man that was lame from his mother’s womb was being carried, and they would daily put him near the temple door that was called Beautiful, in order to ask gifts of mercy from those entering into the temple. When he caught sight of Peter and John about to go into the temple he began requesting to get gifts of mercy. But Peter, together with John, gazed at him and said: “Take a look at us.” So he fixed his attention upon them, expecting to get something from them. However, Peter said: “Silver and gold I do not possess, but what I do have is what I give you: In the name of [Jesus] Christ the Naz·a·rene´, walk!” With that he took hold of him by the right hand and raised him up. Instantly the soles of his feet and his anklebones were made firm; and, leaping up, he stood up and began walking, and he entered with them into the temple, walking and leaping and praising God. And all the people got sight of him walking and praising God. Moreover, they began to recognize him, that this was the man that used to sit for gifts of mercy at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they became filled with astonishment and ecstasy at what had happened to him."
So, okay, this man experienced a "miracle." But that is not the POINT of the account. That (the point) is this:
" Well, as the man was holding onto Peter and John, all the people ran together to them at what was called Sol´o·mon’s colonnade, surprised out of their wits. When Peter saw this, he said to the people: “Men of Israel, why are YOU wondering over this, or why are YOU gazing at US as though by personal power or godly devotion WE have made him walk? The God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob, the God of our forefathers, has glorified his Servant, [Jesus], whom YOU , for YOUR part, delivered up and disowned before Pilate’s face, when he had decided to release him. Yes, YOU disowned that holy and righteous one, and YOU asked for a man, a murderer, to be freely granted to YOU , whereas YOU killed the Chief Agent of life. But God raised him up from the dead, of which fact we are witnesses. Consequently his name, by [our] faith in his name, has made this man strong whom YOU behold and know, and the faith that is through him has given the man this complete soundness in the sight of all of YOU."
What Peter was saying is that it was God... through Christ... through his and John's faith IN that One... is what healed the man, gave him the ability to walk. NOT Peter or John themselves. How were THEY able to do it? GOD did it... THROUGH Christ... who dwelled IN THEM. Christ... was in THEIR flesh, now.
Elementary things, dear one... and a reason to rejoice for those of us who understand them!
Again, peace to you... and thank you for sharing what you did. As our Lord said to those in Philadelphia:
"Keep holding fast what YOU have."
YOUR servant, sister, and fellow slave of Christ,
SA
